Nearly half of Carteret had no power late this morning, and borough officials opened a school as a temporary shelter for residents without heat.

"We're still waiting for the power," Carteret police Chief John Pieczyski said about 10:55 a.m. The borough lost power at 1:45 a.m. today.

PSE&G was making repairs at a sub-station in the borough.

Minutes earlier, at 10:27 a.m., PSE&G restored power to 15,000 customers in neighboring Woodbridge, according to township officials. However, repair work was continuing in Woodbridge to ensure power remained on, officials said.

East Brunswick firefighters remained at the scene of a blaze at the Planet Bicycle shop adjacent to the Brunswick Square Mall. The fire was first reported before 7 a.m. and destroyed the back and roof of the store.